Euterpe; or, The future of artMcColvin, Lionel R. (Lionel Roy)
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Euterpe; or, The future of art
McColvin, Lionel R. (Lionel Roy)
Art
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“An extremely interesting and suggestive book, which will reward
careful reading.”--_Sunday Times._ “The pictures carry fearful
conviction.”--_Daily Herald._
=The Conquest of Cancer.= By H. W. S. WRIGHT, M.S., F.R.C.S.
Introduction by F. G. CROOKSHANK, M.D.
“Eminently suitable for general reading. The problem is fairly
and lucidly presented. One merit of Mr. Wright’s plan is that he
tells people what, in his judgment, they can best do, _here and
now_.”--From the _Introduction_.
=The Passing of the Phantoms=: a Study of Evolutionary Psychology and
Morals. By C. J. PATTEN, Professor of Anatomy, Sheffield University.
With 4 Plates.
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for an excellent presentation of yet another point of
view.”--_Yorkshire Post._ “This bright and bracing little
book.”--_Literary Guide._ “Interesting and original.”--_Medical
Times._
=Perseus=: of Dragons. By H. F. SCOTT STOKES. With 2 illustrations.
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dragon-lore is both quaint and various.”--_Morning Post._ “Very
amusingly written, and a mine of curious knowledge for which the
discerning reader will find many uses.”--_Glasgow Herald._
=Wireless Possibilities.= By Professor A. M. LOW. With 4 diagrams.
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has many interesting things to say.”--_Evening Standard._ “The
mantle of Blake has fallen upon the physicists. To them we look for
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=Narcissus=: an Anatomy of Clothes. By GERALD HEARD. With 19
illustrations.
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is like a switchback journey. Starting from prehistoric times we
rocket down the ages.”--_Daily News._ “Interesting, provocative, and
entertaining.”--_Queen._
=Thamyris=, or Is there a Future for Poetry. By R. C. TREVELYAN.
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C. Squire_, in _Observer_. “A very charming piece of work. I agree
with all, or at any rate, almost all its conclusions.”--_J. St. Loe
Strachey_, in _Spectator_.
=Proteus=, or the Future of Intelligence. By VERNON LEE, author of
“Satan the Waster,” etc.
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effect of intelligence on the future of Ethics, Aesthetics,
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=Paris=, or the Future of War. By Captain B. H. LIDDELL HART.
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